Experienced 90 degree heat today in California, quite a difference from last week in Maine! Drove from Tulare to Los Angeles, stopped for a photo next to a palm tree just south of Bakersfield with the foothills in the background. Ate Ribs and Pulled Pork at a delicious BBQ joint in Venice Beach which was featured on the Food Network's "Diner's, Drive Ins and Dives." By the time we made it to the beach it was already dark, but AmeriBear still wanted to stick his feet in the sand.